Vladimir Lenin ✓

(1870–1924) politician Russian Empire

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[Wikidata] founding leader of the Soviet Union (1870–1924)... | [Wikipedia] Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known as Vladimir Lenin, was a Russian revolutionary, politician and political theorist. He was the first head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 1922, and then of the Soviet Union from 1922 until his death in 1924. As the Bolsheviks' founder, Lenin led the O

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• The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation. Bourgeoisie
• The goal of socialism is communism. Communism
• A lie told often enough becomes the truth. Becomes
• One man with a gun can control 100 without one. Control
• Give me four years to teach the children and the seed I have sown will never be uprooted. Children
• The best way to destroy the capitalist system is to debauch the currency. Best
• The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them in parliament. Allowed
• The press should be not only a collective propagandist and a collective agitator, but also a collective organizer of the masses. Agitator
• Our program necessarily includes the propaganda of atheism. Atheism
• Fascism is capitalism in decay. Capitalism
• There are no morals in politics; there is only expedience. A scoundrel may be of use to us just because he is a scoundrel. Atheism
• It is true that liberty is precious; so precious that it must be carefully rationed. Careful
• Democracy is indispensable to socialism. Democracy
• Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners. Always Remains
• When one makes a Revolution, one cannot mark time; one must always go forward - or go back. He who now talks about the 'freedom… Always Go
• Can a nation be free if it oppresses other nations? It cannot. Free
• A revolution is impossible without a revolutionary situation; furthermore, not every revolutionary situation leads to revolution. Every Revolutionary
• Any cook should be able to run the country. Able
• No amount of political freedom will satisfy the hungry masses. Amount
• To rely upon conviction, devotion, and other excellent spiritual qualities; that is not to be taken seriously in politics. Brilliant Ideas
• Politics begin where the masses are, not where there are thousands, but where there are millions, that is where serious politics begin. Begin
• Crime is a product of social excess. Crime
• Without revolutionary theory there can be no revolutionary movement. Democracy
• The most important thing when ill is to never lose heart. Heart
• Under socialism all will govern in turn and will soon become accustomed to no one governing. Accustomed

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